The cryptocurrency company's stock opened for trading on the NYSE at $69 apiece, valuing the stablecoin issuer at nearly $18 billion.

Circle Internet Group, the crypto firm that tried to go public in 2021 but ended up pulling its deal, will finally enter the public equities market. Late Wednesday, Circle raised $1.05 billion in one of the most anticipated IPOs of the year.

Circle Internet Group Inc. and some of its shareholders raised nearly $1.1 billion in an upsized initial public offering, according to a person familiar with the matter, pricing its shares above a marketed range in a sign that stablecoin issuers are winning greater acceptance.